Clay Sculpture - Pretest

How do you connect two pieces of clay?

• Just stick it together

• Slip and Score

• Smooth them together

• There is no point in putting clay together

What substance is necessary to join two pieces of clay together?

• glue
• slip
• epoxy
• water

 When you score clay, you do which of the following?

• make marks into the clay surface
• make holes that get filled with slip
• make it possible to join two pieces of clay
• all of the above

Heating clay to high temperatures in the Kiln is called...

• Heating
• Firing

What is the perfect thickness of clay?

• 1/2 (one half) inch
• 1/3 (one third) inch
• 1/4 (one quarter) inch

What are some safety precautions to follow when using clay?

• wear protective clothing, like an apron or smock
• Capture clay dust with acid rain
• Eat while in the studio
• breathe in deep while around clay dust

What stage of clay is very liquidy and glue-like?

• wet clay

• slip

• leatherhard

• greenware

What do you call clay that has started to dry, and can hold its own weight? This clay is still cold to the touch.

• Wet clay

• Leatherhard clay

• bisqueware

• greenware

Clay that is bone dry, but not yet fired is at what stage of clay?

• Greenware

• Leatherhard

• Bisqueware

• Wet clay

Clay that has been fired in the kiln is known as what?

• Wet clay

• Dry clay

• Greenware

• Bisqueware